Budget highlights
$1.4 billion — Projected budget surplus in 2015-16.
Up to $6,660 — Amount the government says a typical twoearner family can save this year because of tax cuts and increased benefits.
$10,000 — The new annual contribution limit for a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), up from $5,500.
6 months — Amount of time people caring for gravely ill family members will now be able to qualify for Employment Insurance benefits. Previously it was six weeks.
$27 billion — Projected increase in health-care transfers to the provinces over the next five years.
$750 million — Amount to be invested over two years, beginning in 2017-18, in a new Public Transit Fund. The investment increases to $1 billion a year after that.
$292.6 million — Amount to be invested over five years in intelligence and law enforcement agencies for counter-terrorism resources.
$210 million — Amount to be spent over four years, starting this fiscal year, to support activities and events to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017.
$1.3 billion — Amount over six years, beginning in 2017-18, the government will provide to the Canada Foundation for Innovation for research infrastructure at universities, colleges and research hospitals.
$11.8 billion — Promised boost to National Defence spending over 10 years.
Up to $360.3 million — For the extended and expanded mission against ISIL, and $7.1 million for the recently announced military training mission in Ukraine.
$200 million — Amount to be spent over five years, starting this fiscal year, to improve First Nations education.
$60.4 million — Amount to be spent over three years, starting this year, to support security on Parliament Hill.
$58 million — Over five years, to better protect computer networks and critical infrastructure against cyberattacks, and $36.4 million over five years to address cybersecurity threats.
2 percentage points — Reduction in small business tax rate — from 11 per cent to 9 per cent — by 2019.
$12.5 million — Amount to be spent over five years to double the budget of the Security Intelligence Review Committee.